If Russian President Vladimir Putin shows a sincere desire to negotiate, the United States "will definitely be there." This was stated by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

He believes that the end of the war in Ukraine depends on Putin and his further decisions.

"In many ways, Putin has accelerated many of the events that he was trying to prevent. And as soon as Russia demonstrates that it is truly ready to negotiate, we will certainly be there, and I believe that the Ukrainians will be there," Blinken said.

Blinken called the war in Ukraine "a strategic defeat for Moscow, as it had to make a huge effort to circumvent sanctions." He believes that Russia's economy will not last long, as Russia has reoriented it in a way that is not sustainable.

"It may work in the short term, but it cannot be sustained in the long term. And in general, Russia is weaker economically, it is weaker militarily, given the destruction of so many of its forces, and it is weaker diplomatically in most of the world, not all of the world, but most of the world," he emphasized.

In addition, Blinken is convinced that in two years Europe will get rid of dependence on Russian energy resources.

He believes that all of this is a huge strategic defeat for Russia.

"I hope that there is a recognition of this. As soon as Russia demonstrates that it is sincerely wants to negotiate, we will definitely be there. And I believe that Ukrainians will be there, too," he added.